Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
1,703 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.9B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 879 increasing their positions, 553 reducing their positions, and 104 closing their positions.
59% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 879 | Existing positions reduced: 553
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $116M | Put options by funds: $80.4M
0.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.33% → 68.12% (-0.21%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,748 → 1,703 (-45)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $57.7B → $53.9B (-$3.86B)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 247 → 215 (-32)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 104
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$598M |
| 2 |
YU
Yale University
New Haven,
Connecticut
|
+$469M |
| 3 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$202M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$198M |
| 5 |
Betterment LLC
New York
|
+$147M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$274M |
| 2 |
WL
WIT LLC
District Of Columbia,
District of Columbia
|
-$258M |
| 3 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$210M |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$197M |
| 5 |
GCA
Genesee Capital Advisors
Auburn,
New York
|
-$92.8M |
VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
1,703 of the 5,728 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $53.9B — down 6.7% from $57.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 104 funds closed out of VWO and 85 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 553 trimmed existing stakes and 879 added.
The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $598M. The largest seller was Russell Investments Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $274M sold.
- 1,703 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2021, down from 1,748 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $53.9B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 85 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 104 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $598M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Russell Investments Group, an estimated $274M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.